“I want people to know, I’m not scamming, I’m making a living,” said one man, who cleared the snow along with his father and younger brother for the agreed-upon rate of $4,800. “It’s called aggressive sale… There’s no law against it.”

The man says they typically charge $2,500 for clearing snow off a roof, but claims that they charged what they did for six hours spent shoveling the roof, garage, bulkhead, three walkways, and two porches, and de-icing the gutters.

“People should know I’m fair with them,” he said. “They know I have a heart and always give them a price up front.”